Verse 71

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। ॥ ७१ ॥

In plain words

Here is the first requirement for freedom: a dispassion so complete that impermanent things simply lose their grip on you. From that grows a quiet mind, mastered senses, the patience to endure, and a thorough letting-go of every action you once clung to.

Close to the Sanskrit

The first cause of liberation is declared: intense dispassion toward impermanent things. Then, calmness, and also self-control, forbearance, and complete renunciation of all actions one is attached to.